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Men And Women Of The Bar: The Impact Of Gender On Legal Careers, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Marc S. Galanter, Kaushik Mukhopadhaya, Kathleen E. Hull Jan 2009

Men And Women Of The Bar: The Impact Of Gender On Legal Careers, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Marc S. Galanter, Kaushik Mukhopadhaya, Kathleen E. Hull

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

In the last three and a half decades, the legal profession has undergone a dramatic transformation in the gender composition of its members. During that time, the number of women applying to law school and entering the profession has gone from a few gallant pioneers to roughly equal representation with that of men. Between 1970 and 2000, the proportion of first-year law students who were female climbed from 8% to 49%. Because the existing bar consisted primarily of male lawyers, the percent of women in the legal profession changed more slowly, but still rose dramatically. Women, as a percent of …


Way To Represent: The Role Of Black Lawyers In Contemporary American Democracy, Carla Pratt Jan 2009

Way To Represent: The Role Of Black Lawyers In Contemporary American Democracy, Carla Pratt

Faculty Articles

The legal profession has articulated a commitment to racial diversity. This essay attempts to articulate the unique contribution that black lawyers make to the legal profession and the role black lawyers play in strengthening our democracy.


The Feedback Loop, James Gibson Jan 2009

The Feedback Loop, James Gibson

Law Faculty Publications

The author discusses how the "feedback loop" exists in a great many areas of the law. The law frequently derives its content from the everyday practices of those it seeks to regulation.


Techno-Jury: Techniques In Verbal And Visual Persuasion, Gregory J. Morse Jan 2009

Techno-Jury: Techniques In Verbal And Visual Persuasion, Gregory J. Morse

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Anatomy Of A "Pantsuit": Performance, Proxy And Presence For Women Of Color In Legal Education, Deleso Alford Washington Jan 2009

The Anatomy Of A "Pantsuit": Performance, Proxy And Presence For Women Of Color In Legal Education, Deleso Alford Washington

Journal Publications

This essay is intended to begin a dialogue on how the presence of women of color standing at the intersection of gender, race and class can don a pantsuit or not and still experience under-discussed social realities that influence the attainment of 21st Century leadership roles in the legal academy.


Where’S The Penalty Flag? The Unauthorized Practice Of Law, The Ncaa, And Athletic Compliance Directors, Megan Fuller Jan 2009

Where’S The Penalty Flag? The Unauthorized Practice Of Law, The Ncaa, And Athletic Compliance Directors, Megan Fuller

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Preserving Attorney-Client Privilege In The Age Of Electronic Discovery, Anthony Francis Bruno Jan 2009

Preserving Attorney-Client Privilege In The Age Of Electronic Discovery, Anthony Francis Bruno

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Against Practice, Anthony V. Alfieri Jan 2009

Against Practice, Anthony V. Alfieri

Michigan Law Review

This Review examines the theory/practice dichotomy in legal education through the prism of the Carnegie Foundation's Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law. Descriptively, it argues that the Foundation's investigation of law school curricular deficiencies in the areas of clinical-lawyer skills, professionalism, and public service overlooks the relevance of critical pedagogies in teaching students how to deal with difference-based identity and how to build cross-cultural community in diverse, multicultural practice settings differentiated by mutable and immutable characteristics such as class, gender, and race. Prescriptively, it argues that the Foundation's remedial call for the curricular integration of clinical lawyer …


Reflections On Recommendation 12, Naiomi Metallic Jan 2009

Reflections On Recommendation 12, Naiomi Metallic

Reports & Public Policy Documents

This article focuses on the Marshall Commission Report’s specific recommendation for increased representation of racialized persons within the judiciary.


The Burden Of Knowledge, Christian Turner Jan 2009

The Burden Of Knowledge, Christian Turner

Scholarly Works

Sometimes we are better off not knowing things. While we often hear that "ignorance is bliss," there has not been a comprehensive consideration in the legal academy of the virtues of ignorance and its regulation. Though the distribution of knowledge, like the distribution of other goods, is affected both directly and indirectly by law, several characteristics of knowledge distinguish it from other kinds of property. Much has been written about the impact of the nonrival and nonexclusive nature of knowledge on its production and distribution. This Article centers around two other attributes of knowledge that combine to create a special …


Indiana's Latest Study Of The Legal Needs Of The Poor, Amy Applegate, Monica A. Fennell Jan 2009

Indiana's Latest Study Of The Legal Needs Of The Poor, Amy Applegate, Monica A. Fennell

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


A Short Essay On The Editing Of Cases In Casebooks, Frank Tuerkheimer Dec 2008

A Short Essay On The Editing Of Cases In Casebooks, Frank Tuerkheimer

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


From The Editors, Mark Tushnet, Carrie Menkel Meadow Dec 2008

From The Editors, Mark Tushnet, Carrie Menkel Meadow

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


Vol. 3, No. 1 (Fall 2008) Oct 2008

Vol. 3, No. 1 (Fall 2008)

Indiana Law

No abstract provided.


Learning The Law By Avoiding It In The Process: And Learning From The Students What They Don’T Get In Law School, Charles A. Cox,Sr., Maury S. Landsman Sep 2008

Learning The Law By Avoiding It In The Process: And Learning From The Students What They Don’T Get In Law School, Charles A. Cox,Sr., Maury S. Landsman

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


There's No Law Library On The Starship "Enterprise", Gail M. Daly Sep 2008

There's No Law Library On The Starship "Enterprise", Gail M. Daly

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


What Interests Are Served When Academic Law Library Directors Are Tenured Law Faculty? An Analysis And Proposal, Spencer L. Simons Jun 2008

What Interests Are Served When Academic Law Library Directors Are Tenured Law Faculty? An Analysis And Proposal, Spencer L. Simons

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


(Un)Covering Identity In Civil Rights And Poverty Law, Anthony V. Alfieri Jan 2008

(Un)Covering Identity In Civil Rights And Poverty Law, Anthony V. Alfieri

Articles

No abstract provided.


Implementing A New City Charter: Thoughts On My Tenure As Corporation Counsel In A Time Of Transition, O. Peter Sherwood Jan 2008

Implementing A New City Charter: Thoughts On My Tenure As Corporation Counsel In A Time Of Transition, O. Peter Sherwood

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Institutional Reform Litigation, Leonard Koerner Jan 2008

Institutional Reform Litigation, Leonard Koerner

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fighting For The City In Context: William Nelson And The Legal History Of New York, William P. Lapiana Jan 2008

Fighting For The City In Context: William Nelson And The Legal History Of New York, William P. Lapiana

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


True Believers At Law: National Security Agendas, The Regulation Of Lawyers, And The Separation Of Powers, Peter Margulies Jan 2008

True Believers At Law: National Security Agendas, The Regulation Of Lawyers, And The Separation Of Powers, Peter Margulies

Law Faculty Scholarship

Ideological agendas distort the deliberation required for sound legal advice about national security. Elite government lawyers after September 11 advanced a theory at the expense of context, labeling legal constraints as "lawfare" against American interests. The lawfare critics failed to recognize that legal constraints can empower decision makers by reinforcing reputational and other long-term values. They also failed their history test, ignoring the lessons of presidents from Jefferson to Kennedy who rejected a rigid adherence to ideology in the national security realm. By discounting context, the construction of the lawfare paradigm produced dire results, including the torture memos drafted by …


Walking The Path Of The Law: How Law Graduates Navigate Career Choices And Tolerate Jobs That Fail To Meet Expectations, Deborah J. Cantrell, Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Heather Lord, April Smith Jan 2008

Walking The Path Of The Law: How Law Graduates Navigate Career Choices And Tolerate Jobs That Fail To Meet Expectations, Deborah J. Cantrell, Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Heather Lord, April Smith

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article presents a longitudinal study of Yale Law School graduates from 1970 to 1999, analyzing their career paths, job satisfaction, and gender differences in professional experiences. It highlights the prevalence of career transitions, with many graduates moving from private practice to academia, government, or public interest roles. The study reveals significant gender disparities in job satisfaction and work-life balance, while challenging common assumptions about legal careers, such as the notion that women abandon private practice more frequently than men. The analysis underscores the importance of understanding career dynamics to improve support systems for law graduates.


Introduction, Ross Sandler Jan 2008

Introduction, Ross Sandler

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reflections On The New York City Law Department, Edward I. Koch Jan 2008

Reflections On The New York City Law Department, Edward I. Koch

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lawyers For Government Have Unique Responsibilities And Opportunities To Influence Public Policy, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. Jan 2008

Lawyers For Government Have Unique Responsibilities And Opportunities To Influence Public Policy, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr.

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reflections On My Years As Corporation Counsel, Peter L. Zimroth Jan 2008

Reflections On My Years As Corporation Counsel, Peter L. Zimroth

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo Jan 2008

The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


United States V. Grier, Lyndsay V. Ruotolo Jan 2008

United States V. Grier, Lyndsay V. Ruotolo

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Clinical Year, Stephen Ellmann Jan 2008

The Clinical Year, Stephen Ellmann

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.